On Sat June 30 2007 11:06:48 am Wackojacko wrote: > Andrew Gray wrote: > > Alan Ianson wrote: > >> Hello List! > >> > >> I need to enter data into a pdf file and print it. I can view the > >> pdf using evince but I can't seem to enter any data into the fields. > >> How can I do this? > > > > I remember from my dad's experience at work, where he does this very act > > on an extremely regular basis, that you need the professional version of > > Adobe Acrobat in order to enter data into fields; not even the regular > > Acrobat Reader would do the job. Evince won't work because it's only a > > viewer, similar to Acrobat Reader. I don't know about free software > > alternatives. > > Acrobat reader is available from the unofficial debian repository at > www.debian-multimedia.com. With the additional plugins available from > this site, it does allow filling of forms in pdf format. > > HTH
It sure does. For a minute there I though I hit a show stopper. I have it installed on my laptop and it works as needed so I can get it installed when I get back to work and we'll be good to go. I don't see any acroread package on the amd64 box but that's not critical (at this point). Thanks for the replies.. :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
